This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Mary Thurman wrote: > I remember him commenting that a sheep > was "a four-legged accident looking for a place to > happen." We got sheep before horses and the first time I heard this saying was in regard to the horses (which has been true around our place) The sheep have been healthy and prolific. Now if they could teach the horses to be less klutzy! > Around here I > have seen a few places which seem to pasture cows and > sheep - or even horses and sheep - right in the same > field. I do wonder what happens with the sheep if the > horses were to start running - would the sheep follow > blindly? I think I would rotate them in the field > instead of putting them in all together. Any ideas > Elin or George? We "run" horses, sheep and alpacas in the same pastures at the same time. We only had one problem (a lamb with a broken leg) I reset it and a month later took the splint off and the lamb was fine. I'm sure the only one who noticed was the person that got that "leg of lamb". The sheep just look at the horses and shake their heads when the horses start running... I think sheep are a lot smarter than people give them credit for. Although the foal we had a couple years ago does like to herd sometimes! I will herd on horseback once in awhile. It's fun and it teaches the horses to turn quickly. "Fjord Cutters"? We feed them all at the same time and the sheep walk right between and under the horses jockying for the best hay. I think it teaches the horses to be aware of the ground right below them. > > > Happy spinning. > > Mary, a fellow spinner. No I haven't tried spinning > fjord "down" yet. Maybe someday. A friend does use > the tail hair for tying fishing flies, though. > > > > ===== > Mary Thurman > Raintree Farms > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com
